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Household of John McNil (born 1830, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John McNil and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McNil, born in 1830 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McNil, born in 1832 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1858 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1861 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1872 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1848 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John McNil's household

Male

John

McNil

Head
Female

Jane

McNil

Wife
Male

John

McNil

Son
Female

Helen

McNil

Daughter
Male

William

McNil

Son
Male

George

Yuille

Nephew
Male

Alexander

Clark

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McNil
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McNil

Head

Married

51

1830

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

McNil

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

McNil

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

McNil

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

McNil

Son

-

9

1872

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Yuille

Nephew

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Clark

Lodger

Unmarried

33

1848

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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